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Election 1954 Results

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1954 Idaho governor election

Robert E. Smylie (Republican) beat Clark Hamilton (Democrat) in Idaho in 1954, 54.2% to 45.8%, a margin of 8.5 points and 19,391 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1950, when Len B. Jordan won.

Republicans led in 29 of the 44 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 15. The largest, Ada, cast 30,645 votes and went to the Republican by 28.4 points. The closest was Camas, where 16 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Robert E. Smylie won Republican 124,038 54.2%
Clark Hamilton Democratic 104,647 45.8%
Total228,685

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Ada 10,974 35.8% 19,671 64.2% 30,645 R+28.4
Canyon 7,061 37.2% 11,902 62.8% 18,963 R+25.5
Bannock 8,361 49.9% 8,401 50.1% 16,762 R+0.2
Twin Falls 4,605 32.2% 9,680 67.8% 14,285 R+35.5
Bonneville 5,584 42.2% 7,654 57.8% 13,238 R+15.6
Kootenai 5,510 54.8% 4,549 45.2% 10,059 D+9.6
Nez Perce 6,991 73.1% 2,570 26.9% 9,561 D+46.2
Bingham 3,374 43.0% 4,468 57.0% 7,842 R+14.0
Shoshone 3,973 56.5% 3,054 43.5% 7,027 D+13.1
Latah 3,069 44.7% 3,803 55.3% 6,872 R+10.7
Bonner 3,088 52.4% 2,808 47.6% 5,896 D+4.7
Cassia 2,127 40.9% 3,077 59.1% 5,204 R+18.3
Idaho 3,009 66.6% 1,509 33.4% 4,518 D+33.2
Payette 1,874 42.9% 2,493 57.1% 4,367 R+14.2
Gooding 1,667 39.1% 2,591 60.9% 4,258 R+21.7
Jerome 1,479 35.8% 2,656 64.2% 4,135 R+28.5
Jefferson 1,807 45.3% 2,180 54.7% 3,987 R+9.4
Fremont 1,814 45.6% 2,166 54.4% 3,980 R+8.8
Madison 1,674 43.3% 2,191 56.7% 3,865 R+13.4
Franklin 1,365 36.5% 2,375 63.5% 3,740 R+27.0
Washington 2,266 61.0% 1,448 39.0% 3,714 D+22.0
Gem 1,686 46.3% 1,958 53.7% 3,644 R+7.5
Minidoka 1,478 41.1% 2,115 58.9% 3,593 R+17.7
Bear Lake 1,437 44.6% 1,784 55.4% 3,221 R+10.8
Clearwater 1,966 67.8% 933 32.2% 2,899 D+35.6
Elmore 1,678 61.1% 1,068 38.9% 2,746 D+22.2
Lemhi 1,309 52.2% 1,197 47.8% 2,506 D+4.5
Benewah 1,344 54.1% 1,141 45.9% 2,485 D+8.2
Caribou 959 41.7% 1,339 58.3% 2,298 R+16.5
Boundary 1,147 51.3% 1,091 48.7% 2,238 D+2.5
Blaine 1,316 59.3% 904 40.7% 2,220 D+18.6
Owyhee 906 42.3% 1,236 57.7% 2,142 R+15.4
Oneida 916 43.6% 1,183 56.4% 2,099 R+12.7
Lewis 1,344 74.3% 465 25.7% 1,809 D+48.6
Power 709 42.7% 953 57.3% 1,662 R+14.7
Lincoln 657 39.6% 1,000 60.4% 1,657 R+20.7
Valley 700 46.4% 808 53.6% 1,508 R+7.2
Teton 556 41.7% 778 58.3% 1,334 R+16.6
Butte 615 48.9% 642 51.1% 1,257 R+2.1
Adams 715 57.9% 520 42.1% 1,235 D+15.8
Custer 642 53.3% 562 46.7% 1,204 D+6.6
Boise 441 48.6% 466 51.4% 907 R+2.8
Camas 300 48.7% 316 51.3% 616 R+2.6
Clark 154 31.6% 333 68.4% 487 R+36.8

Counties as they stood in 1954; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Idaho governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2022 Brad Little (R) R+40.2
2018 Brad Little (R) R+21.6
2014 C. L. Otter (R) R+15.0
2010 Butch Otter (R) R+26.3
2006 C. L. Otter (R) R+8.6
2002 Dirk Kempthorne (R) R+14.5
1998 Dirk Kempthorne (R) R+38.6
1994 Phil Batt (R) R+8.4
1990 Cecil D. Andrus (D) D+36.4
1986 Cecil D. Andrus (D) D+0.9
1982 John V. Evans (D) D+1.3
1978 John V. Evans (D) D+19.2
1974 Cecil D. Andrus (D) D+44.5
1970 Cecil D. Andrus (D) D+4.4
1966 Don Samuelson (R) R+4.3
1962 Robert E. Smylie (R) R+9.3
1958 Robert E. Smylie (R) R+1.9
1954 Robert E. Smylie (R) R+8.5
1950 Len B. Jordan (R) R+5.1
1946 Charles A. Robins (R) R+12.7
1944 Charles C. Gossett (D) D+5.3
1942 C. A. Bottolfsen (R) R+0.3
1940 Chase A. Clark (D) D+1.0
1938 C. A. Bottolfsen (R) R+15.4
1936 Barzilla W. Clark (D) D+15.7
1934 C. Ben Ross (D) D+10.3
1932 C. Ben Ross (D) D+25.3
1930 C. Ben Ross (D) D+12.1
1928 H. C. Baldridge (R) R+16.2
1926 H. C. Baldridge (R) R+30.5
1924 Charles C. Moore (R) R+27.1
1922 Charles C. Moore (R) R+10.7
1920 D. W. Davis (R) R+26.0
1918 David W. Davis (R) R+19.9
1916 Moses Alexander (D) D+0.4
1914 Moses Alexander (D) D+6.7
1912 John M. Haines (R) R+1.0
1910 James H. Hawley (D) D+1.0
1908 James H. Brady (R) R+8.0
1906 Frank R. Gooding (R) R+12.1
1904 Frank R. Gooding (R) R+24.7
1902 John T. Morrison (R) R+9.7
1900 Frank W. Hunt (D) D+3.8
1898 Frank Steunenberg (D) D+14.1
1896 Frank Steunenberg (D) D+54.4
1894 William J. McConnell (R) R+12.8
1892 William J. McConnell (R) R+7.0
1890 George L. Shoup (R) R+12.7